State-Level Predictors of Food Insecurity and Hunger Among Households With Children

Judi Bartfeld and Rachel Dunifon

No 291986, Contractor and Cooperator Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: This report examines interstate variation in household food security. Using hierarchical modeling, we identify several contextual dimensions that appear linked to household food security: the availability and accessibility of Federal nutrition assistance programs, policies affecting economic well-being of low-income families, and States’ economic and social characteristics. These dimensions comprise what we refer to as the State food security infrastructure. We find that a strong food security infrastructure particularly benefits families that are economically vulnerable yet have incomes above the poverty line. Almost all of the observed interstate differences in food security can be explained by cross-State differences in demographic and contextual characteristics.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Security and Poverty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 60
Date: 2005-10
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.291986

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